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Question 1 of 10
The Greek name for the Spanish artichoke gave us what name for another prickly plant, first encountered by Spanish explorers?
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Question 2 of 10
Whose 1988 book, "A Brief History of Time," sold 729,000 copies, about 728,000 of which were probably never read?
Question 3 of 10
Of the ten elements known in the ancient world, which one may have been named for Cyprus, where it was extensively mined?
Question 4 of 10
Harry Beck designed the famous topological map of what city's Underground subway system?
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Question 5 of 10
The aurora borealis is in the northern hemisphere. What similar phenomenon is found in the southern hemisphere?
Question 6 of 10
Also known as the qibli, where would you find a dry, warm wind called the sirocco?
Question 7 of 10
Based on their chemical symbols, which of these elements comes first alphabetically?
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Question 8 of 10
What is both the number of degrees in each angle of an equilateral triangle, as well as the number of nautical miles at the equator of each degree of longitude?
Question 9 of 10
What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot?
Question 10 of 10
The only freshwater seal species is the nerpa, also known by what name, for the Siberian lake where it lives?
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